You can only depend on one person and that is you.
You were born together, and together you shall be for evermore...But let there be spaces in your togetherness...Love one another, but make not a bond of love. Let it rather be a moving sea between the...
Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.
Associate with noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty. But learn to be happy alone. Rely upon your own energies, and so not wait for, or depend on other people.
Don't let anyone tell your story. Pick up a pen and write your own.
Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people.
Healing ultimately comes down to whether or not you have made the decision to do so.
I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.
My life is not an apology, but a life. It is for itself and not for a spectacle. I much prefer that it should be of a lower strain, so it be genuine and equal, than that it should be glittering and un...
You must love and respect yourself enough to never be a victim under any circumstance.
He looked down at the books. There was a long silence. Then he raised his eyes and directed his gaze at Gershon, and Gershon did not look away. I will tell you, Loran what is of importance is not that...
When you bury your head in the sand you leave your backside exposed to those who seek to take advantage.
Confidence, is like a belt worn around the waist. Wear it too tight, you come off cocky and arrogant, wear it too loose, you come off timid and a walk over, but wear it fit and snug, it will uphold yo...
The populace think that your rejection of popular standards is a rejection of all standard, and mere antinomianism; and the bold sensualist will use the name of philosophy to gild his crimes. But the...
A troubled and afflicted mankind looks to us, pleading for us to keep our rendezvous with destiny; that we will uphold the principles of self-reliance, self-discipline, morality, and, above all, respo...
One thing I learned in life, the only true friend you have in this world is your self.
The time when you should most of all withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
The proverb warns that, 'You should not bite the hand that feeds you.' But maybe you should, if it prevents you from feeding yourself.
Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.
Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance.
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